Ortonville- After much confusion just hours before the petition deadline, the dust has settled and 10 residents have filed to have their names to be on the election ballot for Sept. 11. The problems began on Monday, when Village Clerk Mary Clark was informed by Joseph Rozell of the Oakland County Elections Division that the […]
Brandon Twp.- Jim Campbell doesn’t want a 144-unit apartment complex as his new neighbor and he says he isn’t alone. ‘Talking to the neighbors in my area, I haven’t found a single person excited about the apartment complex,? said Campbell, referring to the project planned for a parcel of land off M-15, north of Solley’s […]
Ortonville- Recent testing for E.coli in Kearsley Creek shows elevated levels again, however it was not as high as officials expected. A sampling of three locations in the creek showed levels of 1,283 colony forming units (near South Street just east of the Brandon Township Library); 739 CFU (near Ball and Francis streets) and 400 […]
Brandon Twp.- A 21-year-old township man was recently arraigned on a charge of arson-preparation to burn property, $1,000 or more, less than $20,000, stemming from an altercation with his mother that ended in the man dousing his father’s car with gasoline. Brandon David Zaner was arraigned on the charge June 19 in front of 52-2 […]
Brandon Twp.- A Clarkston man plans to press charges after being scared for his life recently at a vacant log cabin in the township. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon Substation Detective Chris Pacholski is currently investigating the incident, which may involve charges of felonious assault, armed robbery, and breaking and entering. According to police reports, […]
Ortonville- Oakland County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the vandals who recently spray painted two local businesses, senior center vans, the senior center building, and the recreation building. The damage was discovered on June 14 and included the garage at David Regiani’s dental office, 101 South St., on which vandals wrote ?8 Snow? in silver spray […]
Brandon Twp.- After much doubt about whether the township would have a fireworks show at all this year, Brandon Fire Chief Bob McArthur says residents can expect the best show ever. The show begins at dusk July 3, with fireworks set off from the parking lot of Brandon Middle School, 609 S. Ortonville Road. Parking […]
Brandon Twp.- Sue Crowton’s hero lives across the street from her. Crowton came home from a Little League baseball game about 1:30 p.m., June 23, with her son and his friend to get some ice water for the team when she saw smoke coming from her backyard and discovered a fire on her wood deck […]
Tyler Bonner, 17, son of Ortonville business owner David Bonner, was among the top 75 winners at the Sloan Museum’s Summer Auto Fair, which celebrated its 35th year last weekend. Bonner’s 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray was selected from more than 600 entries in the Flint show. The car earned the Saginaw Valley Region AACA Club’s […]
Ortonville- The village council unanimously approved the 2007-2008 budget during their meeting June 25. The final budget, to which changes can always be made, has total estimated revenues of $715,144.72 and total estimated expenditures of $701,944.50. Revenues are up more than $100,000 from last year’s budget of $612,744? in part because of $35,000 transferred from […]